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by aloges
Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: "It gets better" was a sham for some of us
Replies: 46
Views: 5068

Re: "It gets better" was a sham for some of us

Well, that's it folks. It's been a nice time on the forums (started lurking at 14), but I don't plan on having my birthday in a few weeks. Your main problem right now is not that things didn’t “get better”, it is that you are having suicidal thoughts. And I guess those stem from clinical depression...

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by aloges
Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit
Replies: 339
Views: 31990

Re: Dominion v Fox Lawsuit

His firing will likely make him more popular. IMO, in most cases whoever they don't want you watching or listening to is exactly who you need to be hearing more from. You’re still not looking at this from a business perspective. Say what you want about Rupert Murdoch, but he is ruthless and very go...

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by aloges
Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: BREXIT - Three years on
Replies: 158
Views: 9781

Re: BREXIT - Three years on

It’s fairly obvious that the argument for leaving the EU was never based on facts and/or evidence, but on emotions. Johnson, Farage et al campaigned on that basis and added a selection of alternative facts to make the idea more palatable to those who chose to believe the Brexit campaign. The sooner ...

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by aloges
Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Why did Eurostar not offer Amsterdam to London nonstop before?
Replies: 23
Views: 2452

Re: Why did Eurostar not offer Amsterdam to London nonstop before?

Kiwirob wrote:
Really that was the context, then why didn’t you say that.

Jesus H Tap-Dancing Christ, give it a rest already. The context was blindingly obvious.

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by aloges
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
Replies: 4092
Views: 201653

Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak

But hey, his passport is about to get scanned, again. And it was accepted as usual. Good for you. You’re allowed to come home. Off course, nothing goes into effect until Midnight Friday. Even then if you’re holding a US passport you’re good to go. Have a nice trip world traveler who thinks no one e...

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by aloges
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:49 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
Replies: 4092
Views: 201653

Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak

Yes, it was. And if you don’t think they track you, you don’t know as much as you think you know about that little blue book you’re always using. Or maybe one of the alternate colors which means they know even more. Thanks, that proves my earlier point about your big opinions based on very little k...

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by aloges
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:38 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
Replies: 4092
Views: 201653

Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak

DL717 wrote:
But hey, his passport is about to get scanned, again.

And it was accepted as usual.

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by aloges
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:35 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
Replies: 4092
Views: 201653

Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak

Just as a thought... CBP has access to credit card transaction data - so they may know more than you think. I’m sure that they know a lot, but I’m just as certain that lots of people often don’t use credit cards for travel. I’m one of them. And wasn’t the original point about passports anyway? Not ...

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by aloges
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
Replies: 4092
Views: 201653

Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak

LOL. Says the guy who’s apparently never had his passport scanned. Don’t move the goalposts. You said that a passport shows where people have been, which it doesn’t necessarily. As for having it scanned, that will happen again in about 15 minutes and all it does is determine whether or not I’m elig...

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by aloges
Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:15 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
Replies: 4092
Views: 201653

Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak

That little booklet they call a passport works pretty well for determining where you’ve been and if you should be allowed to head to the US. Nice of you to clarify that you don’t travel internationally, but still have big opinions on it. A passport is useless for this purpose. Looking at mine, a bo...

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by aloges
Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Lufthansa A340-600 Tegel 20 May 2016.
Replies: 4
Views: 1777

Re: Lufthansa A340-600 Tegel 20 May 2016.

Occasionally they used to operate A346 on some flights to Munich as well as 744 to Frankfurt. Might’ve been that. That was in late 2017 after the demise of Air Berlin. My guess is football fans (either a charter flight or a regular one operated with something bigger than the A320 series) because th...

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by aloges
Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:18 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: War On Christmas Cancelled?
Replies: 49
Views: 2972

Re: War On Christmas Cancelled?

I thought it had been replaced with mocking the White House Christmas decorations?

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by aloges
Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:32 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Dresden Germany declares “Nazi emergency”
Replies: 36
Views: 2584

Re: Dresden Germany declares “Nazi emergency”

During the communist years nazism or extreme right only existed in the west. Then it showed up after the fall of the wall. What he said. The GDR had a totalitarian regime and never went through denazification. The communists simply imprisoned the prominent Nazis, recruited the turncoats and got bus...

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by aloges
Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:00 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Smugglers are reportedly cutting holes in Trump’s newly constructed border wall with saws and power tools
Replies: 52
Views: 3518

Re: Cutting holes in trumps wall.

aviationaware wrote:
SanDiegoLover wrote:
spewing racist hate 24/7


Name one specific example.

Let’s start with the earliest one that comes to mind immediately: “birtherism”.

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by aloges
Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:35 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Old vs Young
Replies: 20
Views: 4342

Re: Old vs Young

DarkSnowyNight wrote:
In a Park. . .

But gluten-free!

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by aloges
Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Old vs Young
Replies: 20
Views: 4342

Re: Old vs Young

DarkSnowyNight wrote:
What is the difference between an Aardvark?

Indoors or when it’s dark?

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by aloges
Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:21 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Taking the train in China
Replies: 19
Views: 2399

Re: Taking the train in China

mad99 wrote:
You can’t drive in China unless you have a Chinese driving license

Yes, and I think that’s for good reasons. My recommendation was for a hired minivan with driver, that’s the most convenient option for a family with luggage and not prohibitively expensive.

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by aloges
Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:37 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Taking the train in China
Replies: 19
Views: 2399

Re: Taking the train in China

The best info for trains in China (or anywhere in the world, for that matter) is seat61.com. This man loves train travel - and is a real expert! I second that recommendation. Their/his explanation of the different train categories and travel classes certainly helped me, my wife and our visitors a l...

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by aloges
Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:33 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Taking the train in China
Replies: 19
Views: 2399

Re: Taking the train in China

My wife and I lived in Shanghai until May of this year and during our year in China, we made lots of train trips. Despite that, I can only encourage you to hire a private car, such as a minivan. The reasons are: Chinese train stations in large cities are gigantic and frantic. You have to walk long d...

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by aloges
Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:50 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Mass migration to a new website?
Replies: 46
Views: 3116

Re: Mass migration to a new website?

Demand Media operates content farms. People write texts for them which are likely to be found and rated highly by Google. They hope to make ad money from the traffic that this generates. If it sounds a lot like Buzzfeed, that's because it is. As for the pictures, if they ever were part of the busine...

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by aloges
Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:42 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: EU referendum today
Replies: 790
Views: 40212

Re: EU referendum today

agill wrote:
The more you read about this whole Brexit thing, you get the feeling that no one of the leaders really wanted to Brexit.

Certainly does look like it... for a start, it's going to cost Farage a very lucrative and cozy job if it happens.

agill wrote:
What on earth were they looking for?

Popularity.

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by aloges
Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:10 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: EU referendum today
Replies: 790
Views: 40212

Re: EU referendum today

winterlight wrote:
EricAY05 wrote:
the media's attempts to exaggerate the effects of Brexit


That's the pro-EU state controlled media for you.

Sky News is part of the "pro-EU state controlled media"?

Vote Leave Tory MP "There is no plan" post Brexit - Sky News 26.6.2016

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by aloges
Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:26 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: EU referendum today
Replies: 790
Views: 40212

Re: EU referendum today

why stipulate services are "another ballgame entirely"? In addition to what TheFlyingDisk said (he beat me to it): Providing a service usually means travelling to the place where the service is needed. If, for instance, an Arup employee oversees a project on the mainland, she will need to...

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by aloges
Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:14 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: EU referendum today
Replies: 790
Views: 40212

Re: EU referendum today

is there any reason for denying Britain's wish for free trade only That is not their wish. The Leave campaign's many blunders and lies apparently included a complete misrepresentation of the European single market as a free trade area, but it is much more than that. This "much more" is th...

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by aloges
Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:27 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: EU referendum today
Replies: 790
Views: 40212

Re: EU referendum today

It's quite sad to see how the tone set by Farage (nasty, disrespectful and full of bile) seems to have carried over into this and many other discussions. If you're angry that a significant number of Britons based their vote on ignorance or even the idea that "it wasn't going to count anyway&quo...

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by aloges
Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:40 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: EU referendum today
Replies: 790
Views: 40212

Re: EU referendum today

I hope that the UK and Switzerland put their heads together and start cooperating as an independent bloc. You mean like EFTA, which the UK left in 1973 to join the EEC, one of the predecessors of the EU? I bet the Swiss would absolutely adore being taken for that particular ride. Fool me once, sham...

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by aloges
Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:42 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion
Replies: 2553
Views: 403464

Re: qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm

You do not know me, so you should not make assumptions about me or other people you do not know. I have had my camera taken away from me, and a gun put to my stomach for taking pics in Srebrenica during the war. So you do know that it can be dangerous and still laughed about it. That does not make ...

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by aloges
Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:53 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion
Replies: 2553
Views: 403464

Re: qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm

They have not been ignored, we have replied numerous times that it has top priority. I'm sure that's a relief to everyone who finds out about this later on and will never know if their employer and/or some watchful authority knows. :roll: And I never learn, humorous comments just does not work, wil...

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by aloges
Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:50 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion
Replies: 2553
Views: 403464

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm

Thank you for finding that, will add to bugs list. However, taking the site down is a management decision and won't happen because you go Mike Tyson and write in large red letters ;) All the other points that people have made about the risks of displaying the real names have been ignored, so I thou...

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by aloges
Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:39 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion
Replies: 2553
Views: 403464

Re: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion

Absolutely, the only responsible action at this point is to take the site offline until the privacy breaches have been fixed. I am amazed that Demand Media are prepared to take the huge legal risk of keeping the site online at the moment. I just found out that you can even see the real names of som...

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by aloges
Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:26 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion
Replies: 2553
Views: 403464

same as all the posts before it, really

The more I use - or try to, anyway - the new layout, the more disappointed I become. Why on God's green earth did you roll this out when there are so many issues to fix? And by surprise, too, at least to me! Acres of wasted space. Poor readability. Very little A.net blue, no 747, might as well say ...

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by aloges
Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: How do I delete my pictures from your site?
Replies: 8
Views: 1232

Re: How do I delete my pictures from your site?

Just thinking outsde the box here: Might it not be a better idea to wait a couple of days, perhaps even a week or two, and see the reaction to the feedback before you decide to leave and take your photos with you? I'm not fond of many aspects of the new look either, but if it changes for the (much) ...

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by aloges
Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:52 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: New Site.
Replies: 453
Views: 39109

Re: New Site.

AirlineCritic wrote:
Minor issue: there doesn't seem to be a way to update avatars or profile pics.

Move your cursor to the rightmost item on the blue bar at the top of the page, wait for the menu to drop down, click on "settings" and choose a profile photo that will also serve as your avatar.

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by aloges
Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:34 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Evidence Shows Gun Control Works
Replies: 102
Views: 6784

Re: RE: Evidence Shows Gun Control Works

What other civil liberties should be suspended because someone is on a government watch list or FBI investigation. If there's such a problem with keeping an unstable person from purchasing firearms because of the way the Second Amendment is interpreted, it's time to change the interpretation or scr...

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by aloges
Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion
Replies: 2553
Views: 403464

Re: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion

Holy smokes, that is one big lump of changes! I'm curious to see how it works out.

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:48 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2
Replies: 304
Views: 14913

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PlanesNTrains" class="quote" target="_blank">PlanesNTrains</a> (<a href="#127" class="quote">Reply 127</a>):<br/><i>Why are you trying to provok...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Boeing 747-200SUD Expensive Conversion?
Replies: 24
Views: 8028

RE: Boeing 747-200SUD Expensive Conversion?

I didn't think it would, but Google came up with a decent result: <a href="http://www.airlinereporter.com/2012/03/photos-of-boeing-747-200-stretched-upper-deck-sud-process/" target="_blank">Photos of Boeing 747-200 Stretched Upper Deck (SUD) Process</a> also: <a href="http://www.airlinereporter.com/...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:05 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2
Replies: 304
Views: 14913

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PlanesNTrains" class="quote" target="_blank">PlanesNTrains</a> (<a href="#116" class="quote">Reply 116</a>):<br/><i>I thought I just laid it out...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: St Helena - First 737 Arrives (video)
Replies: 43
Views: 18393

RE: St Helena - First 737 Arrives (video)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Natflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">Natflyer</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>It is a well know anet favourite that is...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:51 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2
Replies: 304
Views: 14913

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MaverickM11" class="quote" target="_blank">MaverickM11</a> (<a href="#113" class="quote">Reply 113</a>):<br/><i>racism is like an onion--so many...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:35 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2
Replies: 304
Views: 14913

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PlanesNTrains" class="quote" target="_blank">PlanesNTrains</a> (<a href="#109" class="quote">Reply 109</a>):<br/><i>Do you really think he said ...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:19 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2
Replies: 304
Views: 14913

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - This Time Gays Part 2

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/slider" class="quote" target="_blank">slider</a> (<a href="#74" class="quote">Reply 74</a>):<br/><i>Eliminate much of the black on black crime a...

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by aloges
Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:41 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!
Replies: 217
Views: 9753

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Cadet985" class="quote" target="_blank">Cadet985</a> (<a href="#155" class="quote">Reply 155</a>):<br/><i>Jews don't go around committing terror...

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by aloges
Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:28 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!
Replies: 217
Views: 9753

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/N867DA" class="quote" target="_blank">N867DA</a> (<a href="#147" class="quote">Reply 147</a>):<br/><i>Can anyone guarantee that Islam is the cau...

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by aloges
Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:35 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!
Replies: 217
Views: 9753

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MaverickM11" class="quote" target="_blank">MaverickM11</a> (<a href="#134" class="quote">Reply 134</a>):<br/><i>I think that's the whole point o...

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by aloges
Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:04 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!
Replies: 217
Views: 9753

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Boeing717200" class="quote" target="_blank">Boeing717200</a> (<a href="#128" class="quote">Reply 128</a>):<br/><i>You're making the assumption</...

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by aloges
Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:55 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: UK Naval Ships Breaking Down Due To Heat.
Replies: 16
Views: 2147

RE: UK Naval Ships Breaking Down Due To Heat.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flyingturtle" class="quote" target="_blank">flyingturtle</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>They ordered a rifle that was perf...

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by aloges
Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:46 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!
Replies: 217
Views: 9753

RE: Another USA Mass Shooting - Gays This Time!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Boeing717200" class="quote" target="_blank">Boeing717200</a> (<a href="#124" class="quote">Reply 124</a>):<br/><i> We properly use the term here...

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by aloges
Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:44 pm
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: British Public Wrong About Nearly Everything
Replies: 36
Views: 3249

RE: British Public Wrong About Nearly Everything

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DfwRevolution" class="quote" target="_blank">DfwRevolution</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Norway and Switzerland are in ...

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by aloges
Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: When Heathens Fly. ;)
Replies: 39
Views: 5253

RE: When Heathens Fly. ;)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Ever had a friend cluelessl...

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